Fire Emblem: Three Houses

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  1. Blueking640
    Sep 8, 2023
    9
    Very solid gameplay and interesting well written characters, Fódlan is one of the most fleshed out worlds in Fire Emblem, the overall atmosphere is just great. Replay value is also very high, but not all the routs got the same amount of attention (altough that never really bothered me.)
  2. Traumvita
    Sep 6, 2023
    10
    Another 10/10 game in the fire emblem franchise. The different branches are mostly done very well. 2 of them are weaker but still done well. Characters are great and a good chunk of them are memorable. The art design is great but visuals are rough. Especially after the visual spectacle done in FE Engage. Gameplay is great but I do wish maps were bigger overall. The persona like week byAnother 10/10 game in the fire emblem franchise. The different branches are mostly done very well. 2 of them are weaker but still done well. Characters are great and a good chunk of them are memorable. The art design is great but visuals are rough. Especially after the visual spectacle done in FE Engage. Gameplay is great but I do wish maps were bigger overall. The persona like week by week schedule compliments the game well but can be repetitive after multiple playthroughs. Music is top notch as well. For the first HD Fire Emblem game it was done amazing for an already prestigious franchise. Also, BLUE LIONS GANG… Expand
  3. Ulriken
    Aug 24, 2023
    10
    Fire Emblem Three Houses was everything I wanted in a game that I didn't know I did before I actually played it. It's the game I've put more hours in on Nintendo Switch and the one where every playthrough offered something fresh and my knowledge about the game was steadily improved. It also helped to steer away from internet guides and opinions about the characters and their intentions, asFire Emblem Three Houses was everything I wanted in a game that I didn't know I did before I actually played it. It's the game I've put more hours in on Nintendo Switch and the one where every playthrough offered something fresh and my knowledge about the game was steadily improved. It also helped to steer away from internet guides and opinions about the characters and their intentions, as well as interpretations of the overall story. Almost every question will be answered by playing and exploring the game from all perspectives, and thinking over newly acquired knowledge. It was a personal journey to me, where I had my favorites, my least favorites, the ones I straight up disliked and a very small but meaningful pool of romantic interests. The characters/lore were extremely well written and thought out to accommodate broader notions than good/bad. The combat, well, it's Fire Emblem, so we are always in for one of the most fun and engaging battle systems in all of strategy rpgs. I'm a big fan of the series and even thought the game doesn't focus more on the combat side of things it never felt lacking in content. There's many battles to fight, places to go and people to see. Honestly, the biggest challenge about this game is letting it go, picking another game and moving on.… Expand
  4. turbo_dweeb
    Aug 24, 2023
    10
    this game is a very good game but i have one question: why does rhea angry, is she stupid?
  5. Bugggger
    Aug 23, 2023
    10
    Fire Emblem Three Houses will forever hold a very special place in my heart. Fire Emblem is one of, if not my favorite series of all time, and Three Houses is my favorite of all of them, There's nothing to say about it that hasn't already been said.
  6. TruthSeaker
    Aug 11, 2023
    9
    There are very few games that I can return to and enjoy one more playthrough.
    This game is one of them.
    Great world-building, memorable characters, engaging combat system, phenomenal music.
    Shame that they dropped the ball with Engage after this masterpiece.
  7. Totoques22
    Aug 9, 2023
    2
    Worst Fire emblem experience ever and I’ve played revelations and **** romhacks

    70% of the game is social sim filler, avoid at all cost unless you’re into that The gameplay is awful by FE standards, and for a strategy game the mechanics don’t add up to each other and most combat arts/gambits are irrelevant outside of them few busted ones. Forget about any difficulty higher than normal    Worst Fire emblem experience ever and I’ve played revelations and **** romhacks

    70% of the game is social sim filler, avoid at all cost unless you’re into that The gameplay is awful by FE standards, and for a strategy game the mechanics don’t add up to each other and most combat arts/gambits are irrelevant outside of them few busted ones. Forget about any difficulty higher than normal since hard is only hard in the 1/5 of the game and maddening is some random unfair **** because the dev are simply incapable. And all that isn’t mentionning bad map design and absolutely terrible balance People keep mentioning a good story but that’s just not true only 2/4 routes have good story and one of the good ones is a secret route which is unfinished and unpolished,The only good story you will probably get is White Clouds in the first half of the game before the route split afterwards the story is mediocre on paper but bad when you consider that gameplay/story dissonance is very high, it’s like the gameplay is trying to contradict the story at every possible occasion(ex: crest as a whole)

    I’ve seen many claim that characters are at their best in the series but that’s just wrong many are insufferable and the practically all boil down to « I HAVE TRAUMA » also unlike any other FE you CANNOT just pick your favorites and have fun, you are stuck with who you got whether you like them or not. And sure you can recruit students but it’s too long, at the cost of training your main character and they join without any class mastery if not with terrible base stats for some adults

    Im giving it a two and not a 0 because white clouds is still a great story even if I am absolutely disappointed every time I want to absolutely continue the story only to end up in the awfully long, boring and repetitive social sim part

    Unit building is fun even it’s ultimately worthless to try to optimise your team since the difficulty will never hold up and the game is keen on never putting the player at any disadvantage (exactly how to NOT design a strategy game)

    Three houses is an SRPG in a series of TRPG

    I’ll reiterate my warning: avoid at all cost unless you’re into social sim and if you usually play FE for the gameplay    … Expand
  8. Borderlinez
    Aug 8, 2023
    10
    The game is full of memorable characters, each with their own unique personalities and stories. Players will grow attached to their students and be invested in their success. The gameplay is addictive and challenging, with a variety of maps and enemies to keep players on their toes. The game also features a deep customization system, allowing players to create their own unique units.
  9. Hajime23
    Jul 27, 2023
    10
    The best strategy RPG game and this is the game was creat this type of game
  10. Snowberries
    Jul 26, 2023
    10
    Fire Emblem Three Houses is an absolutely amazing game. I've played all 4 routes at least twice and sunk 800 hours into it. A huge majority of characters have a compelling depth to them and the story is very enjoyabe! You can choose between one of four routes in each playthrough and thanks to that, the game has a lot of replayability. Since all characters, to some extent, are "unrelableFire Emblem Three Houses is an absolutely amazing game. I've played all 4 routes at least twice and sunk 800 hours into it. A huge majority of characters have a compelling depth to them and the story is very enjoyabe! You can choose between one of four routes in each playthrough and thanks to that, the game has a lot of replayability. Since all characters, to some extent, are "unrelable narrators" in their respective routes, it is on the player to uncover the truth of the story by playing all four of them. There's so much to discover and so much to discuss about. Highly recommend this game!… Expand
  11. OmarVOOM007
    Jul 13, 2023
    9
    Gran juego de estrategia, grandes mecánicas, buen diseño de personajes y música, si bien hace falta más trabajo de voz, el subtitulado y la acción están presentes, uno de los mejores fire emblem y en general dentro del catálogo de Nintendo Switch
  12. drseven
    Jul 1, 2023
    10
    My favorite Nintendo Switch game. As a lover of the genre and the saga, it seems to me a sublime game. The story is explained from three points of view and you choose which house to live it with. Very good script twists and decisions to make that influence the course of this. Being a teacher and making your perfect team is very entertaining. Between battle and battle it is appreciated toMy favorite Nintendo Switch game. As a lover of the genre and the saga, it seems to me a sublime game. The story is explained from three points of view and you choose which house to live it with. Very good script twists and decisions to make that influence the course of this. Being a teacher and making your perfect team is very entertaining. Between battle and battle it is appreciated to be able to spend some time with your students and manage them at will. As a negative aspect, the map design is not one of the best in the series.… Expand
  13. ThatPSXBGamer
    Jun 27, 2023
    6
    Actual score: 6.5/10. Wow, what a lovely game coupled with a horse **** excuse for a final boss. Fire Emblem Three Houses is a wonderful game to play, Wii style 2007 graphics aside, to be fair, as is expected with most Switch games, this game was a blast. This game is everything we loved about the 3DS Fire Emblem Games, while not as good as them in my opinion, Intelligent Systems triedActual score: 6.5/10. Wow, what a lovely game coupled with a horse **** excuse for a final boss. Fire Emblem Three Houses is a wonderful game to play, Wii style 2007 graphics aside, to be fair, as is expected with most Switch games, this game was a blast. This game is everything we loved about the 3DS Fire Emblem Games, while not as good as them in my opinion, Intelligent Systems tried their best to modernize Fire Emblem. They tried to up the graphics, but they failed miserably, the open world aspect of the school and army fighting alongside the characters was a nice use of more powerful hardware. I chose Black Eagles, and up till a very specific point in the play through was splendid, however, unbeknownst to me, there was a very specific thing you had to do to get the Crimson Flower path, if you didn't know on your first play through like me, you were stuck with Silver Snow. While Silver Snow was fun, the final boss was absolute freaking horse **** Holy **** was that final boss was bad, they throw you against multiple different White Beasts which you have to beat to get to Rhea. This as a miserable, monotonous time and was a constant fight to keep playing, I got my ass handed to me on a silver platter the first time I fought them. I had to spend a couple hours grinding up with battles and building my team up to the task, this meanwhile I had no issues with previous missions. This was the most pathetic piss poor design of a final battle, having the final boss be leagues harder than previous missions, forcing you to grind up. After beating the final boss, the whole vibe was ruined for me, what felt like a strong, fun game became a chore to play because of this pathetic finale. Sleazy game design that forces you know what to do to get specific pathways are an abhorrent mess and should be abolished. Intelligent Systems, you failed to deliver, go back to the 3DS.… Expand
  14. Isteffy
    Jun 25, 2023
    6
    By far the most overrated Fire Emblem ever to be released, and one that tries so hard to give that ‘high school’ experience of Persona, but ultimately falls flat due to it’s uninspiring characters, lame dialogue, and the games insistence that a Fire Emblem game should have users spend 70% of their game playing a Persona knockoff.

    Worst is that if you are an old fire emblem fan, you will    By far the most overrated Fire Emblem ever to be released, and one that tries so hard to give that ‘high school’ experience of Persona, but ultimately falls flat due to it’s uninspiring characters, lame dialogue, and the games insistence that a Fire Emblem game should have users spend 70% of their game playing a Persona knockoff.

    Worst is that if you are an old fire emblem fan, you will find the combat maps extremely uninspiring and uncreative. A lot of maps were flat with no restrictions and enemies were randomly scattered through the map.

    I got bored and stopped this game 3 times. I wanted to like this, but ultimately this game is just mediocre and i don’t like the direction that this series is going so this will most likely be my last fire emblem game for a while    … Expand
  15. tonberry_ftw
    Jun 24, 2023
    1
    Game mechanics were great, but really hated the hypocrisy for some of the characters that I wouldn't name for spoiler. I would give it 9.5 for golden deer, 8.5 for blue lion, but the other route was just terrible.
  16. matharwords
    Jun 24, 2023
    10
    Very well presented story about perspective with developed lore and characters, highly recomend playing all routes
  17. Shrijan1995
    Jun 22, 2023
    10
    Fire Emblem Three Houses is an excellent video game , one of the best Nintendo Switch Exclusive Game and my favorite tactical role-playing video game i have ever played in my life. The characters with exceptional personality , the magnificent soundtrack and wonderful story of this game are the 3 best things about this game for me. It took me 27 hours to complete the game in my first play through.
  18. HydrophobikFish
    Jun 9, 2023
    9
    Top tier turn based strategy game with a huge amount of interesting and engaging characters to get to know and train up. Highly replayable.
  19. Dantio
    May 30, 2023
    5
    I was really looking forward to a strategy or tactics game, like an Advanced Wars. This was my first Fire Emblem title. I knew about the school aspects beforehand and though they did make me hesitate, I played the game anyway. The first few hours went well, when everything was new, but then... that just stopped. It all turned into tedious work, leveling up, speaking to charakters thatI was really looking forward to a strategy or tactics game, like an Advanced Wars. This was my first Fire Emblem title. I knew about the school aspects beforehand and though they did make me hesitate, I played the game anyway. The first few hours went well, when everything was new, but then... that just stopped. It all turned into tedious work, leveling up, speaking to charakters that weren't all that interesting, each with their own sequences for bonding, and side quest too boot. But all the battles felt the same, or I would have liked to try other things, but didn't want to put in the time to grind to finally get to play some different classes.

    TL;DR: Okay Combat, way too boring rest of the game.    … Expand
  20. sleshdot
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Such an amazing game, both the story and characters are great! Especially how they develop throughout the story, you really feel attached to them. One of the best rpg game I've every played.
  21. Stjepan3203
    Apr 30, 2023
    10
    Fire Emblem Three Houses is a masterpiece on it's own. Funny enough I first started the series with Engage but found myself in LOVE with this one. Three Houses has both amazing gameplay and deep emotional and complex story telling with a huge cast of characters. The art style is also very well choosen, I definitely prefer the more darker, grimy, sad atmosphere of Three Houses compared toFire Emblem Three Houses is a masterpiece on it's own. Funny enough I first started the series with Engage but found myself in LOVE with this one. Three Houses has both amazing gameplay and deep emotional and complex story telling with a huge cast of characters. The art style is also very well choosen, I definitely prefer the more darker, grimy, sad atmosphere of Three Houses compared to the colorful artwork of FE Engage.

    If you are a SRPG fan you should DEFINITELY pick this one up, it's a masterpiece and desirably so!    … Expand
  22. 6500
    Apr 27, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The characters, story, and combat are all great. Among the Switch software, it is personally the best masterpiece.… Expand
  23. GamerDad2023
    Apr 22, 2023
    10
    Just as Persona 5 was surprising for its impressive quality content, so too is Fire Emblem: 3 Houses. While the tactics gameplay mechanics haven't evolved much, when combined with a great story and role-playing aspects including story routes, character classes, and characters' stories, this becomes a masterpiece.
  24. TheGuyWhoHats
    Apr 21, 2023
    0
    Three Houses has a lot of problems, the monastery sections get boring after a few chapters, Some routes aren't finished, The gameplay is not as good as other games like Engage or Fates: Conquest. But i don't really care because I can make Ashe a great knight and I think that's funny.
  25. BlueGuyTalks
    Apr 12, 2023
    8
    Despite including somewhat barebones strategy mechanics, Fire Emblem: Three Houses is the franchise’s true introduction to strategy RPGs with its multiple story paths and always-approachable character interactions.

    FULL REVIEW: Despite being one of Nintendo’s most famous franchises, the Fire Emblem titles have always lacked the player base to support them. Strategy RPGs are in a niche    Despite including somewhat barebones strategy mechanics, Fire Emblem: Three Houses is the franchise’s true introduction to strategy RPGs with its multiple story paths and always-approachable character interactions.

    FULL REVIEW:
    Despite being one of Nintendo’s most famous franchises, the Fire Emblem titles have always lacked the player base to support them. Strategy RPGs are in a niche portion of the gaming industry. As such, many Fire Emblem titles went unlocalized in the NES and SNES era of Nintendo systems, and some of the franchise’s greatest titles went unnoticed despite Nintendo’s circulating popularity in the gaming industry. However, with the introduction of Fire Emblem: Awakening on the Nintendo 3DS, the series finally hit mainstream popularity. It’s known by now that the most accessible Fire Emblem games are the most successful due to a combination of gameplay and narrative. Awakening may have introduced the world to Fire Emblem, but Fire Emblem: Three Houses showed them how to love it.

    There is one part of Three Houses everyone raves about: the campaigns. Four are available to players, depending on which house they pick at the game’s beginning and the connections they make throughout. War is a running theme in many Fire Emblem titles, but Three Houses is more approachable due to its substance. Its characters mature and grow as the game progresses, evident through a given character’s support level interactions. It helps players connect to several characters across all three houses, regardless of their depth or personality. In turn, players put their lives on the line against their enemies.

    Speaking of enemies, the long-lasting turn-based strategy mechanics keep the game from its full potential. It’s easily accessible to newcomers, despite the weapon triangle’s removal. The game allows players to continue using characters after they lose on the battlefield before starting, often leading to a dull experience in the long run. However, players cannot change the game’s difficulty after starting, making the gameplay experience tough to balance. Luckily, it’s solved and complicated by Three Houses’ replayability through its multiple campaigns.

    Three Houses also introduces a calendar system, where players and their classmates study and improve their talents, offering multiple advantages on and off the battlefield. The calendar system compliments the game’s hub world, where players interact with NPCs and complete side quests. It’s also where players build character support levels and collect items and weapons for battles. However, the calendar system, and the hub world, lack substance as the game progresses. It’s one of the only parts of the game that lacks replayability, making subsequent playthroughs more enduring in nature outside of the game's storyline and battles.

    Fire Emblem: Three Houses deserves to be a mainstay in the Fire Emblem franchise. It's characters and overarching narrative offer multiple paths and allows new experiences in each playthrough. Each character offers something different from another, both in personality and battle skills. The game may lack innovative battle mechanics and a game-changing calendar system, but what’s there is already bound to impress many incoming players. Three Houses may not be a fantastic game that changes video games forever. However, it welcomes newcomers to a dedicated, long-lasting franchise known for its characters and strategy mechanics.    … Expand
  26. imalynxcat
    Apr 1, 2023
    10
    One of the best games I've ever played. Romance system is very satisfying. Combat is the best turn-based combat so far. Seeing your students' progress is also satisfying 100/100
  27. TianLong1
    Mar 31, 2023
    10
    One of my favourite Fire Emblem games, with great choice of characters for all the three houses and they all have so much depth and personality, you want to know more about every one of them, interact with them as much as possible and possibily find your romance interest. The main story is very engaging and is unique depending on the house you choose to play, so a lot of replayabilityOne of my favourite Fire Emblem games, with great choice of characters for all the three houses and they all have so much depth and personality, you want to know more about every one of them, interact with them as much as possible and possibily find your romance interest. The main story is very engaging and is unique depending on the house you choose to play, so a lot of replayability value. The gameplay and maps are well done. The story takes place in a military school with three different houses, an amazing concept which reminds of Harry Potter. I love how the artwork and the portraits of the characters overall.… Expand
  28. Kostas_Spirou
    Mar 27, 2023
    9
    The Apex of the tactical role playing strategy genre.
    Three Houses was my very first Fire Emblem game, and surprisingly, it's very beginner friendly, the gameplay itself is smooth, simple and straight to the point, and the overall difficulty is quite easy. As for the combat mechanics, they're very well made, everything works as intended, overall it's a blast.
    The social simulation    The Apex of the tactical role playing strategy genre.
    Three Houses was my very first Fire Emblem game, and surprisingly, it's very beginner friendly, the gameplay itself is smooth, simple and straight to the point, and the overall difficulty is quite easy. As for the combat mechanics, they're very well made, everything works as intended, overall it's a blast.

    The social simulation aspect is very enjoyable, I really liked exploring the Garreg Mach Monastery, bonding with the characters, doing side activities and interacting with the things around me. It does get slightly repetitive after a while though, because the amount of things you can do are limited, but it never really bothered me.

    I also want to point out the fact that the music is great, Japanese Role Playing games usually tend to have an exceptional soundtrack and this game is no different, especially when it comes to the battle themes.

    And now, arguably one of the most interesting parts of the game, the story... it's pretty good, but the pacing is questionable, some plot points are solved very quickly, which results in confusion. The lore is intriguing and deep, every House has a different story to tell, you will meet new characters and learn more things about the world.

    The characters are cool, every single one of them is likeable and they all have their own little personalities and quirks. You can also recruit some of them in your team, and even change their class to make them play however you please, which I really appreciated.

    Fire Emblem: Three Houses is a fascinating game, it was enjoyable from start to finish even with the pacing issues, and I genuinely had a phenomenal time playing it. I definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to get into the series, even if you've never played a Fire Emblem game before, this is the best place to start, probably the best strategy game I've ever played.

    Final Rating: "Amazing" ~ 9/10.    … Expand
  29. Paradov
    Mar 26, 2023
    9
    Very fun game. Lots of good waifus. I loved the art direction, the combat is pretty good.
  30. keanex
    Mar 21, 2023
    9
    70 hours in this game, played through Silver Snow route as a first time player. Normal/Casual mode.

    Graphics & Sound: Decent looking game and a pleasant soundtrack, though forgettable. I loved how almost every character was voice acted. 3.25/5 Story: I loved the vibe of the game, the story was good enough to keep me engaged from start to finish. While the sim stuff eventually got a    70 hours in this game, played through Silver Snow route as a first time player. Normal/Casual mode.

    Graphics & Sound: Decent looking game and a pleasant soundtrack, though forgettable. I loved how almost every character was voice acted. 3.25/5

    Story: I loved the vibe of the game, the story was good enough to keep me engaged from start to finish. While the sim stuff eventually got a bit old, I genuinely loved it at first. It was a nice way to spend time in-between battles. Some memorable moments. 3.5/5

    Technicals: No bugs noticed, framerate was a bit rough at times. Didn't hurt my enjoyment, but could have been better. 3.5/5

    Gameplay: I loved upgrading the weapons, leveling up the classes, customizing my characters, and the challenge in some fights. The difficulty had some jarring spikes though. Tons of fun, I found myself constantly going, "One more battle..." 4/5

    Replayability: Multiple routes to go through, but the first-half felt very "samey" in my second play-through and I knew how to play a lot better so it made it mindlessly easy. Unfortunately you can not adjust difficulty to be harder. 4/5

    Overall: I really loved this game in my first play-through. I have issues with the game, but the sum of everything was greater than everything individually. I whole-heartedly recommend this to new-to-tactics players, it revitalized my love for the genre. 4.25/5    … Expand
  31. beastmodeilleri
    Sep 26, 2022
    10
    I don't even know where to begin with this. I'm absolutely in love with this game and love it more than I ever will do any woman. It's just amazing. I'm speechless.
    Smash bros really is an amazing business move as an advertiser for different games. I became interested in the Fire Emblem series when playing Smash bros, as Robin and Chrom in particular became 2 of my favorite characters in    I don't even know where to begin with this. I'm absolutely in love with this game and love it more than I ever will do any woman. It's just amazing. I'm speechless.
    Smash bros really is an amazing business move as an advertiser for different games. I became interested in the Fire Emblem series when playing Smash bros, as Robin and Chrom in particular became 2 of my favorite characters in the game. I wanted to play the game that they were featured in, but found that the installment (Awakening) only is available on the 3Ds and I didn't have access to that, but I did obviously own the Nintendo Switch, so instead of pursuing Awakening, I had no choice but to get Three Houses instead. One of the best decisions in my entire life. I watched the gameplay and it peaked my interest. Then I watched streams and read reviews that all were in favor of the game. I already had high expectations for the game and even felt a bit hyped upon getting it. However... I didn't expect something like this.

    I just **** love it. The game is pretty anime-like and the story is legendary. I won't go into why I feel like this about the story, as it would turn this already long review into a university M.D essay. The music and battle music in particular is amazing and epic. The gameplay and especially combat system is amazing. It's like chess, but way more complex. So many factors that plays into it, some examples being different abilities, crests, weapon effectiveness, stat modifiers from gambits and items, linked attacks and so much more.
    The cast individually are impressively written and complex individuals, most with backstories that fits and makes sense of their personalities and the main characters' motives. It makes them feel like alive, real world humans, hence is a big part of why you feel like a real professor with real adorable students when playing.
    The voice acting also is top-notch. I could go on and on with the positives of this game, but I actually have 1 complaint about this masterpiece.
    That being the graphics. In all honesty, the graphics and animation is terrible with today's standard. It almost looks like the game belongs to the N64.

    That being said, I have recently deep inside of me come to accept a harsh reality. The Zelda games is by far my favorite gaming franchise. It's not even close. Thus, I will always have a huge bias towards the Zelda games. Before getting this game, I thought that Breath of the Wild was the best game on the Nintendo Switch and I initially still thought so even after getting Three Houses. However, as the game slowly, but surely progressed in greatness, I started to doubt it. It was a harsh battle between the games. I would either say that they're equally good or that Breath of the Wild is slightly better. I always favored Zelda, because of what I expressed earlier, but as time went on I knew that it wasn't the case. I kept lying to myself until I couldn't take it anymore.
    Fire Emblem: Three Houses is the best game on the Nintendo Switch.

    I finally completed all of the routes recently and with 375+ hours in the bag, I figured that I was done and that I would buy the DLC later on and replay it. Nope. After a week I went ahead and started yet another playthrough. I still haven't even bought the DLC. I couldn't resist it. It's like trying to resist an extremely attractive, erection inducing woman who eventually drags you in.

    Story: 10/10
    Gameplay: 10/10
    Music: 10/10
    Cast: 10/10
    Anime: 10/10
    Chess: 10/10
    Graphics: 2/10
    Everything: 10/10
    Total: 100/10    … Expand
  32. mkhue108
    Feb 27, 2023
    7
    Must-play Switch games. Cool game with a lot of good battle mechanics, nice music. For me, the story is 7/10.
  33. kinsang
    Feb 25, 2023
    7
    เป็นเกมแรกของซีรี่ย์ Fire Emblem ที่ได้เล่น ถึงแม้ว่าจะไม่ใช่แนวเกมที่ชอบเป็นการส่วนตัว แต่ถือว่ามีเนื้อเรื่องที่น่าสนใจมาก การเซตติ้งของโลก Lore ต่างๆ และบทตัวละครแต่ละตัวและการปฏิสัมพันธ์กันถือว่าทำออกมาได้ดีมาก จะเสียก็ตรงที่ plot point สำคัญต่างๆใช้วิธีการดำเนินที่ค่อนข้างจะไม่เมคเซ้นส์และง่ายไปหน่อย อีกทั้งบทของตัวละครหลักก็เหมือนจะสำคัญ แต่ก็ไม่มีอะไรเลย ทางด้านเกมเพลย์เป็นเกมแรกของซีรี่ย์ Fire Emblem ที่ได้เล่น ถึงแม้ว่าจะไม่ใช่แนวเกมที่ชอบเป็นการส่วนตัว แต่ถือว่ามีเนื้อเรื่องที่น่าสนใจมาก การเซตติ้งของโลก Lore ต่างๆ และบทตัวละครแต่ละตัวและการปฏิสัมพันธ์กันถือว่าทำออกมาได้ดีมาก จะเสียก็ตรงที่ plot point สำคัญต่างๆใช้วิธีการดำเนินที่ค่อนข้างจะไม่เมคเซ้นส์และง่ายไปหน่อย อีกทั้งบทของตัวละครหลักก็เหมือนจะสำคัญ แต่ก็ไม่มีอะไรเลย ทางด้านเกมเพลย์ น่าสนใจและสนุกในรอบแรก แต่หลังจากเล่นจบแล้วกลับมาเล่นซ้ำก็จะเริ่มน่าเบื่อ ถือว่าได้ตัวละครต่างๆที่มีคาแรกเตอร์ชัดเจนช่วยเอาไว้ได้มาก สุดท้ายขอบ่นว่ามันจะกั้กคอนเทนท์อะไรขนาดนั้น นี่เล่นจบไป 3 รอบก็ยังได้คอนเทนท์ไม่ครบ สุดท้ายต้องไปหาดูวิดีโอเอาเอง… Expand
  34. Edele
    Feb 22, 2023
    10
    I played the game in the order of Azure Moon, Verdant Wind, Silver Snow, and Crimson Flower. Although there has been some criticism towards the Crimson Flower story, I found Edelgard to be the best video game character I have ever seen.

    Edelgard is a unique character, not a simple villain or hero. Many players overlook the fact that she is also a victim of the feudal system. The tragedy    I played the game in the order of Azure Moon, Verdant Wind, Silver Snow, and Crimson Flower. Although there has been some criticism towards the Crimson Flower story, I found Edelgard to be the best video game character I have ever seen.

    Edelgard is a unique character, not a simple villain or hero. Many players overlook the fact that she is also a victim of the feudal system. The tragedy that occurs is a result of the Church's long-term rule and their use of Crests as a system. Although this may have provided surface-level peace in Fodlan, the dark side has never been eliminated. Additionally, there is no indication in the story that the Church made any attempt to eliminate "those who slither in the dark."

    Edelgard is the one who raises the flag and fights for change. Although some may argue that war brings harm, as a leader, there are some things that cannot wait and must be taken care of immediately. Why ask her to believe that time can bring about the necessary changes? The unknown future may bring about an even worse outcome. Viewing the world from her perspective, Edelgard only aimed to fulfill her noble ideals.    … Expand
  35. PunchBunnie
    Feb 17, 2023
    10
    i'm not very good at strategy games but Dimitri was hot and i got to romance him so 10/10
  36. Kjr81
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best game I have ever played. The story is deep and multidimensional. It’s very interesting to look at the details to understand the 5 different perspectives - Yes, 5! There are 5 main ways to see the story in the game. You can play 3.5-ish, and the rest is told through books and things the characters say.… Expand
  37. Plumbo2000
    Jan 29, 2023
    10
    A true return to form for the franchise. The gameplay is standard FE fare but where the game really shines is in capturing the magic of the pre-Awakening game by being ambitious in its story and characters and taking its premise seriously, rather than descending into the campiness of the 3DS era.
  38. Ignis_z
    Jan 29, 2023
    10
    Obra maestra.
    Música, historia, dificultad ajustada, buena estrategia y la jugabilidad en el campanario es muy divertida. Es, de lejos, el mejor Fire emblem, y he jugado todos absolutamente todos.
  39. EevieRoseAmalee
    Jan 28, 2023
    0
    What to say really. As a classic Fire Emblem fan and one who appreciates some of the newer games like awakening this game just isn't fire emblem. I get it's mainstream and in turn was many peoples first "fire emblem" game and that's okay if you like it, but this game isn't Fire Emblem it should have been a persona spinoff. If they really wanted to make a persona game they should have askedWhat to say really. As a classic Fire Emblem fan and one who appreciates some of the newer games like awakening this game just isn't fire emblem. I get it's mainstream and in turn was many peoples first "fire emblem" game and that's okay if you like it, but this game isn't Fire Emblem it should have been a persona spinoff. If they really wanted to make a persona game they should have asked atlus because atlus does it better. Instead we got a game where boring and mundane social mechanics are integral to the story progression and they removed the weapon triangle something that gives fire emblem it's identity. That would be like removing pokemon types. It removes the identity from the game. As a fire emblem fan I can never recommend this game to another fire emblem fan simply because it spits in the face of what fire emblem is known for and does it's own thing all the while waltzing around with the name "fire emblem", but it isn't even fully made by intelligent systems. If you enjoy half baked social mechanics and baby mechanics that make a game way to easy with no challenge then this game might be for you, but if you're a fire emblem fan who appreciates all the good things that the series has done then just stay away from this one because it takes away so much and instead turns this game into a social sim with no real accomplishments in return for them.… Expand
  40. WhackedUniform
    Jan 27, 2023
    6
    The worst game in the series. The battles are easy and few. This is hardly a tactical rpg. Additionally, the story is your basic anime narrative with cliche characters that all look the same.
  41. matthewGbunton
    Jan 27, 2023
    9
    The best SRPG I have ever played.

    Fantastic story, gameplay, music and character interactions. It's way beyond anything I have seen in video games for a long time. The art style is clean and pleasing the animations are good but could be smoother. The game play and it's depth of mechanics is where this game really shines though. The only two criticisms I have of the game are: the    The best SRPG I have ever played.

    Fantastic story, gameplay, music and character interactions. It's way beyond anything I have seen in video games for a long time. The art style is clean and pleasing the animations are good but could be smoother. The game play and it's depth of mechanics is where this game really shines though.

    The only two criticisms I have of the game are: the frame rate can often dip and they needed more battle maps. I have completed this game at least 6 times with more to follow it really is that good.    … Expand
  42. Goonie_80
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    With Fire Emblem: Awakening the best game of the series. I just like the story and characters better in Fire Emblem: Three Houses!
  43. klaaz
    Jan 25, 2023
    9
    The game that after two weak releases like fates and valentia brought the saga back to glory. A game that takes all the good things from the Awakening gameplay and accompanies it with a story full of interesting and charismatic characters.
  44. SomeName
    Jan 25, 2023
    8
    It's an improvement over the FE: Fates, tries out some new ideas, but visibly lacks polish. I'd say its better to wait for DLCs and patches to add content before playing it.

    + Some new management/life simulator elements that allow for breaks between the battles. + They "somewhat" dialed down the waifuism in the games. Sure they still all look like anime, but they mostly look of legal    It's an improvement over the FE: Fates, tries out some new ideas, but visibly lacks polish. I'd say its better to wait for DLCs and patches to add content before playing it.

    + Some new management/life simulator elements that allow for breaks between the battles.
    + They "somewhat" dialed down the waifuism in the games. Sure they still all look like anime, but they mostly look of legal age and you're not related to them.
    +Some of the support conversations were actually fun to read and also explained some of the lore of the universe.
    +/-The story lets you believe they actually hired writers this time, although they struggle with keeping up a good suspense. Every time the secrets of the protagonists are on the verge of being revealed, the game has to force in some disturbance so the story can keep going on.

    - The graphics... just look ugly. The character models have strange outlines and the lighting makes a lot of environments look very plain. The game also seems to drain more power than the Switch can charge which can lead to resolution bugs at 1% battery.
    - The game is too repetitive. To fully explore all paths you'd need to play it 3 times, but really only the 2nd half changes per playthrough. A lot of battle maps are recycled which also doesn't keep combat fresh either. The life simulator minigames can also turn into a real grind. Especially that fishing game. Why oh why did they include that?
    - The game hasn't really been balanced/tested too well. Some classes are significantly superior to others and mount penalties are meaningless. There is also no weapon triangle, so there's no incentive to master more than 1 weapon category.    … Expand
  45. ZYMROD
    Jan 23, 2023
    8
    Es una gran evolución de la saga. Pese a que los gráficos y rendimiento de la consola no están a la altura. Lo mejor del juego son la ramificación en 4 sendas que aportan variedad junto a un DLC que esta a la altura, personajes bien desarrollados, un sistema de relaciones perfeccionado y el ambiente de escuela que es inmersivo en el desarrollo de la historia.
  46. Geo3891
    Jan 20, 2023
    8
    Después de jugar las 4 rutas alternas y haber dedicado 150 horas, puedo decir que este es de los mejores juegos de Fire Emblem o el segundo mejor juego solo por debajo de Path of Radiance, la historia esta excelente y bien contada, el apartado artístico es muy decente, puede ser muy único y a veces se ve demasiado genérico, las interacciones entre los personajes son muy naturales, siempreDespués de jugar las 4 rutas alternas y haber dedicado 150 horas, puedo decir que este es de los mejores juegos de Fire Emblem o el segundo mejor juego solo por debajo de Path of Radiance, la historia esta excelente y bien contada, el apartado artístico es muy decente, puede ser muy único y a veces se ve demasiado genérico, las interacciones entre los personajes son muy naturales, siempre estarás interesado en saber de cada uno de los personajes del juego, el juego es demasiado enganchante y entretenido, la banda sonora es de la mejor banda sonora de todo Fire Emblem aunque peca un poco de tener canciones muy cortas para lo buenas que son y odio cuando la música en el combate se tiene que cambiar depende en la circunstancia en la que estes (ya sea que un personaje este combatiendo o tu estes en el mapa moviendo a los personajes) y el combate por turnos no se había sentido tan emocionante.
    Si bien tiene demasiados aciertos, la verdad es que los fallos que tiene aunque no opaquen a sus buenos aciertos, estos errores son los suficientemente graves para no convertirlo en el Fire Emblem definitivo desde mi punto de vista, primeramente es que el juego puede llegarse a tornar muy monótono y repetitivo con el sistema del hub world y repetir eso durante 22 capítulos haciendo casi lo mismo no hace mucha gracia y puede que lo llegues a dejar, el juego aun si lo tienes en dificultad extrema parece que no pasa de dificultad media y la inteligencia artificial es demasiado absurda y te dejan casi todo en bandeja de plata, el juego es demasiado fácil y este punto es peor aun por culpa del pulso divino, en el apartado técnico he experimentado framerates muy frecuentes por el hub world y un popping ridículo y los gráficos y texturas de mala calidad parecen dignos y podrían quedar perfectamente en una PlayStation 2.
    A pesar de todo Three Houses es un juego recomendable seas veterano en esto de los juegos tácticos por turnos o seas alguien nuevo que quiere introducirse en este genero de juegos, con una trama y gameplay espectacular, espero que su sucesor Fire Emblem Engage pueda limpiar todos los errores de 3H y mejorar pulir aun mas los mejores aspectos de este hasta dejar la vara alta.

    Gameplay: 10/10
    Diseño: 8.9/10
    Trama y personajes: 10/10
    Apartado artístico: 8.0/10
    Banda sonora: 9.5/10
    Apartado técnico: 6.9/10
    Gráficos y texturas: 4.9/10

    Calificación general: 8.3/10    … Expand
  47. abrus
    Jan 20, 2023
    10
    Wow! What an amazingly complex game! I loved the story, the characters, the battles and all the monastery exploration! It took me 55 hours to complete my first run with the Black Eagles, and I'm seriously considering launching a fresh campaign to see how the story pans out from a different perspective. This is easily one of the best turn-based strategy games available. Fantastic!
  48. Macombee23
    Jan 14, 2023
    10
    The blue lions path alone gets this game a 10 for me
    The story is amazing, the voice acting is great and there are some amazing characters in the game
  49. lilboa
    Jan 6, 2023
    4
    can you remove the boring academy system?
    It looks like this game doesn't have a good enough story and enough game contents to hold up player's playing time. So you have to use this boring academy system.
  50. MeiKaG
    Dec 27, 2022
    1
    No deberia tener que hacer cosas tan especificas para poder tomar la cuarta ruta. Perdi 15 horas de juego con la intención de tomar esa ruta.
  51. Crimson9
    Dec 21, 2022
    7
    I was actually surprised by this game. Nintendo's declining game design capabilities made me wary of playing a game like this. But theres a lot of positives here. The characters are all basically over the top archetypes of certain personalities, but somehow still believable and loveable. I was very attached to my group of characters. The story was also surprisingly decent, and the choiceI was actually surprised by this game. Nintendo's declining game design capabilities made me wary of playing a game like this. But theres a lot of positives here. The characters are all basically over the top archetypes of certain personalities, but somehow still believable and loveable. I was very attached to my group of characters. The story was also surprisingly decent, and the choice of which group you align with gives you 3 very different endings.

    Two big problems though. One, theres no difficulty where this game feels challenging but fair. On normal or even hard, its simply too easy. Par for the course with Nintendo in 2019. Also female byleth looking like a stripper really annoys me. But overall this is a good game.    … Expand
  52. skylinewpc
    Dec 19, 2022
    9
    A very good strategy game to play. The music just killed all the competitors. The graphic is decent, and the battle system is also decent to play with. The story is good and can be very deep with the other information and interpretation of the stuff that you don't understand on the first run-through. The character design is pretty good even though there are so many characters in this game.A very good strategy game to play. The music just killed all the competitors. The graphic is decent, and the battle system is also decent to play with. The story is good and can be very deep with the other information and interpretation of the stuff that you don't understand on the first run-through. The character design is pretty good even though there are so many characters in this game. The game mechanics are decent, but sometimes you one-shot the boss, or the boss one-shot you from very far away is kinda "nice". Anyhow it is a good game to kill some time, and the non-combat part of the game is decent to play. Some levels are repetitive, but the main story battle is always fresh to play. Each route would take about 30 to 50 hours of playing depending on your time leveling or skipping battles.… Expand
  53. Divad27
    Dec 18, 2022
    9
    The best of all the Fire Emblem franchise I've played. For RPG lovers it is wonderful, a great variety of combat movements and possibilities. Outside of combat it is equally good, artistically it is very beautiful, the soundtrack is great, the characters are most important and essential and the story has great depth (Like most of Fire Emblems). A must play game for those who can play itThe best of all the Fire Emblem franchise I've played. For RPG lovers it is wonderful, a great variety of combat movements and possibilities. Outside of combat it is equally good, artistically it is very beautiful, the soundtrack is great, the characters are most important and essential and the story has great depth (Like most of Fire Emblems). A must play game for those who can play it and a good chance to play an RPG if you have never tried one… Expand
  54. APickle
    Dec 12, 2022
    7
    This game is a step up from Fire Emblem Fates, but overall really disappointing compared to older games in the series. They really over did the whole Harry Potter Hogwarts theme. Plus if you want to 100% the game you need to beat it 3 times, once per faction. Not a problem, but when the first half of the gane is identical in all 3 playthroughs, it's very frustrating.

    I beat every Fire    This game is a step up from Fire Emblem Fates, but overall really disappointing compared to older games in the series. They really over did the whole Harry Potter Hogwarts theme. Plus if you want to 100% the game you need to beat it 3 times, once per faction. Not a problem, but when the first half of the gane is identical in all 3 playthroughs, it's very frustrating.

    I beat every Fire Emblem game released, including Geneology of the Holy War and Thracia 776. Overall Three houses is among the worst Fire Emblem games, but it's still Fire Emblem.

    So if you like tactics games, you'll enjoy this. Just don't expect anything as grand as Awakening or Mystery of the Emblem.    … Expand
  55. sloomo
    Dec 10, 2022
    10
    Video games really don’t get better than this. I have had two play throughs. Heard mixed things about the DLC so didn’t get that.
  56. YamiKasai
    Nov 28, 2022
    10
    A masterpiece, a must-buy for all Switch owners. Story hits hard, soundtrack hits hard, Fire Emblem never disappoints.
  57. Lani337
    Nov 24, 2022
    10
    A must have title for the nintendo switch. Amazing Story, Nice RPG elements and the greatest game play of the series
  58. theprotagonist
    Nov 18, 2022
    10
    One of the best Fire Emblem games. There is so much to do. The music is AMAZING. The strategy and level designs are well-thought-out. The characters are awesome (Bernie is the best!). No complaints.
  59. GPillonetto
    Nov 11, 2022
    8
    Story had a very interesting turn, but gameplay gets boring with very, very repetitive enemies.
  60. Screenhero
    Nov 11, 2022
    8
    The tactical aspects of the combat mechanics are very enjoyable and meeting the different characters add to the enjoyment of the story. However, the game can become repetitive because of requiring to perform certain tasks multiple times in order to get the full story.
  61. calebmcg
    Nov 7, 2022
    10
    A masterpiece of strategy RPG with hundreds of hours of contents to play through, four different routes all with fantastic stories and great characters, not to mention the smoothest game-play.
    Unfortunately the game is severely lacking in the graphical department but it's not too important, and the other aspects, such as the soundtrack, were done so well that I can forgive it.
    Fire    A masterpiece of strategy RPG with hundreds of hours of contents to play through, four different routes all with fantastic stories and great characters, not to mention the smoothest game-play.
    Unfortunately the game is severely lacking in the graphical department but it's not too important, and the other aspects, such as the soundtrack, were done so well that I can forgive it.
    Fire Emblem: Three Houses is the best RPG I've played in years, and one of the best games I've ever played.    … Expand
  62. hector_bcn98
    Oct 31, 2022
    8
    +
    Tres campañas en un solo videojuego.
    Jugabilidad muy pulida, a la vez que poco innovadora. Larguísima duración individual, centenar sumados los diferentes caminos. Poder mejorar tú mismo al ejército a tu gusto. - El monasterio es un lastre: solo interesa para subir nivel y características. Nulo interés en los minijuegos: pesca, recolección de artículos, secundarias...    +
    Tres campañas en un solo videojuego.
    Jugabilidad muy pulida, a la vez que poco innovadora.
    Larguísima duración individual, centenar sumados los diferentes caminos.
    Poder mejorar tú mismo al ejército a tu gusto.

    -
    El monasterio es un lastre: solo interesa para subir nivel y características.
    Nulo interés en los minijuegos: pesca, recolección de artículos, secundarias...
    Gráficamente no da el nivel que hay que exigirle a un juego AAA.    … Expand
  63. tsbasilisk
    Oct 16, 2022
    10
    Make another one like this! It's the peak of battle academy game. Not the same rip-off Hope type though.
  64. ZakaryJNicholls
    Oct 9, 2022
    9
    Three houses is an excellent FE game, which is similar in many of its mechanics to earlier games in the series.
    The story does split quite a lot between the 3 choices, and this can become complicated if you start to misremember particular things on subsequent playthroughs.
    That fact aside, this game has a solid story and a great feel. I enjoyed all three playthroughs.
  65. Duncs12345
    Oct 1, 2022
    9
    I really enjoyed this strategy game, each battle was well thought out.
    The effort that has gone into the script and voice acting is huge. The characters were so likable.
    It's amazing that this game can be played in so many different ways due to the variety of paths which can be taken.
    My only criticism is that the monastery becomes repetitive towards the end.
  66. ELYS1UM
    Sep 20, 2022
    9
    This game is truly incredible. It has a great plot, characters, worldbuilding, music, gameplay, and is really fun. I love how you have to micromanage so many little things, but it never feels like a chore. The music is really good too, some tracks are incredibly memorable. The character writing and story just go hand in hand to create a unique experience that couldn't have been pulled offThis game is truly incredible. It has a great plot, characters, worldbuilding, music, gameplay, and is really fun. I love how you have to micromanage so many little things, but it never feels like a chore. The music is really good too, some tracks are incredibly memorable. The character writing and story just go hand in hand to create a unique experience that couldn't have been pulled off without the social sim time management half of the game, and the experience is overall really unique and something you don't find in many places. I love how the story comes from different angles, and you really have to consider if you agree with the path you set out on. Great game.… Expand
  67. main01
    Sep 10, 2022
    10
    Spent over 100 hours on this game and finshed all 4 lines. Absolute one of the best games I've ever played.
  68. XiaoLiSoi
    Sep 7, 2022
    10
    An absolute splendid game! Enticing gameplay, story and characters. Great for beginners and veterans of the series. By far the best entry so far, so good that we even got a spin-off for it! If you are debating purchasing this game, don't hesitate to make the choice, buy it! You wont regret it.
  69. Third_Era
    Sep 7, 2022
    9
    Another strong entry to the FE franchise. Multiple paths, multitude of characters, and engaging strategy will strengthen the games replay-ability.
  70. GRAFAIAI
    Sep 1, 2022
    10
    this game is incredible, rewally amazing gameplay. i love this one and recommend it
  71. BertKA88
    Aug 29, 2022
    9
    This is probably my favourite Switch game along Zelda BOTW which speaks to just how good this game is.
  72. lucinhagamer
    Aug 26, 2022
    10
    this game is awesome, you can do very fun things. the music is so good, love it
  73. m0th
    Aug 19, 2022
    3
    Fire Emblem Three Houses is an extremely lacking game that utilizes political ideologies as an aesthetic to cover up it's directionless story. The story is superficial, character interactions feel incredibly forced and unnatural, and it's artificially bloated with fetch quests. Snappy pacing which was once a highlight of the series is now gone. And there are no rewards for sitting throughFire Emblem Three Houses is an extremely lacking game that utilizes political ideologies as an aesthetic to cover up it's directionless story. The story is superficial, character interactions feel incredibly forced and unnatural, and it's artificially bloated with fetch quests. Snappy pacing which was once a highlight of the series is now gone. And there are no rewards for sitting through an entire in game month to reach the gameplay because the majority of maps are dull.

    After the initial wow factor of the game being customizable, I found myself wishing I was playing Tellius again. The game advertises itself to have multiple routes, but in reality it's approximately two routes. And the best map design is seen in the route they spent the least amount of time on.

    The social simulation aspect was not fun for me. Being a teacher who dates their former students is so weird. Not to mention all the people who justify it by saying Byleth (who's over 20 at the start) is close in age to these characters (the youngest being 14/15) so it's okay somehow. As if that's not the textbook definition of grooming?

    Byleth as a character is the worst main character in Fire Emblem history. Worse than Corrin because at least Corrin was born with half a personality. They're a blank slate made for the character to project into. The game tries to get you to believe that this bland empty husk has somehow changed lives and is fit to assist politics. Blue Lions route being one of the worst offenders for me because every dialogue "choice" is there to comfort characters I would rather not. If we could play as the lords instead of them with more concrete writing, the character interactions would have been salvageable.

    There was nothing I enjoyed in this game except for a handful of characters with wasted potential. If you think the writing in this game is good in any capacity please play Tactics Ogre.    … Expand
  74. BetaPlayer
    Aug 1, 2022
    10
    This is an excellent game not only for the switch but for the franchise in general, all the story are amazing, the four routes brings something special, that means that every playthrough is different to the last. One of the best games I've played in my life.
  75. Mishanski
    Aug 1, 2022
    10
    Personal reason to buy Nintendo Switch. This game dragged me into series and I regret nothing.
    Only flaw that it is really time-consuming and if you want to know whole history you have to play all routes.
  76. supdude80
    Jul 26, 2022
    9
    reach for my haaaand, i'll soar away, into the dawn, ohhh i wish i could stayyyy, in cherished halls, in peaceful days, i fear the edge of dawn knooowing time betrays
  77. sunnyholt93
    Jul 7, 2022
    5
    I DO NOT RECCOMMEND

    THE GOOD If you are a fire emblem fan like me, you'll enjoy what's on offer here and know what you're getting. Roughly speaking, you won't be surprised by anything besides the shameful technical performance. Plenty of replay value. THE BAD Waifu/relationship related rubbish is still present, and while it does affect gameplay in a positive and meaningful way,    I DO NOT RECCOMMEND

    THE GOOD
    If you are a fire emblem fan like me, you'll enjoy what's on offer here and know what you're getting.
    Roughly speaking, you won't be surprised by anything besides the shameful technical performance.
    Plenty of replay value.

    THE BAD
    Waifu/relationship related rubbish is still present, and while it does affect gameplay in a positive and meaningful way, it doesn't belong in a fire emblem game.
    At least, not amped up to this level, in any case.

    THE UGLY
    Frame rate drops? In a game like this? For a full price (as always) nintendo product? They are taking the piss.
    Has a very muddled, unfinished appearance. The technical performance overall is rubbish.    … Expand
  78. SMLNGN
    Jul 7, 2022
    9
    This is my first turn-based tactical game that I have made it to the end. This is my first ever game with anime characters. Fire Emblem is now one of the most important franchises in my life.
  79. Madethistowarn
    Jul 3, 2022
    0
    By far the worst in the franchise, 0 thought went into putting the fights together. The review you see above is bought and paid for. This game is water trash
  80. Kogs2022
    Jul 2, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very Good game I love first srpg 10 of 10 And I play first fire emblem series I loved fire emblem

    Thank you    … Expand
  81. markus312
    Jul 2, 2022
    9
    Brilliant JRPG. Fun turn based combat, excellent characters and compelling storylines. Only reason I give this a 9 instead of a 10 is because multiple playthroughs can feel very repetitive.
  82. Nintendist
    Jun 29, 2022
    10
    this game is SO GOOD. one of the best game on Nintendo Switch and the BEST from Fire Emblem series
  83. quininer
    Jun 29, 2022
    8
    Three house is undoubtedly a major innovation in the FE series, but if you focus on the SRPG part, it is a big step backward.

    three house is a good game, but hopefully IS doesn't do it again.
  84. Sensou
    Jun 28, 2022
    10
    Perfect Decision to buy this game. No regret at all!

    I love JRPG so much where Switch is like a home for the genre and holly molly, this game is insanely that good. It's tactical, turn based RPG so it's obviously not for everyone but for JRPG fan, I believe you already bought this game. Story, characters and how you improve as a professor is just an amazing experience besides tons    Perfect Decision to buy this game. No regret at all!

    I love JRPG so much where Switch is like a home for the genre and holly molly, this game is insanely that good.

    It's tactical, turn based RPG so it's obviously not for everyone but for JRPG fan, I believe you already bought this game.

    Story, characters and how you improve as a professor is just an amazing experience besides tons of feature and activity you can do in the game.

    Completely cannot fully described how good this game is as there are a lot to talk about, you can do lot of things besides combat in this game which is the charm of this game.

    If you just a casual gamer, you can give this game a try. If you are a hack & slash, action or adventure gamer, I don't think you'll enjoy this game. If you are into narrative or story-driven game, this game has a very engaging story lot of characters that you can nurture your relationship with.

    For you JRPG fan, get the hell out of here you Black Eagles and Golden Deer. I'm the professor of Blue Lions house.    … Expand
  85. Wrecktangled
    Jun 23, 2022
    10
    The characters are what make this game. The story is good, the combat is good, but what kept me coming back were the characters. I wanted to learn more about them and get to know them better. I have only finished one route (Black Eagles), but after a small break will def come back for more.
  86. LeifLInden
    Jun 19, 2022
    10
    A great Strategy RPG. You as a professor lead an excellent cast of characters that you can individually connect with through the main quest, side quests and teaching them at Garegg Mach Monastery. The setting is basic, but serves as a great way to move around, interacting with different students. Choosing one of the three houses will change the story dramatically, offering a lot ofA great Strategy RPG. You as a professor lead an excellent cast of characters that you can individually connect with through the main quest, side quests and teaching them at Garegg Mach Monastery. The setting is basic, but serves as a great way to move around, interacting with different students. Choosing one of the three houses will change the story dramatically, offering a lot of replayability. The story is compelling, with lots of surprising moments and the gameplay offers a lot depth and customization. I only played two routes, but both were excellent.… Expand
  87. Dalura
    Jun 10, 2022
    10
    This is by far the best fire emblem entery in the series with multiple rutes/endings, a ton of characters, astonishing soundtrack and an incredibly fun gameplay! Loved the game from beginning to end! There are still scenes where you can see that the development of the game was pretty rushed but all in all it's an incredible experience and i highly recommend this game to every switch owner!
  88. Yaacgold24
    May 9, 2022
    9
    Always mind blowed by Fire Emblem and its story. Just one of the best switch game ever.
  89. SirPunk
    May 9, 2022
    9
    Fire Emblem: Three Houses has become one of my favorite games on my switch. It also happens to be my first leap into the world of Fire Emblem. Everything about this game is great. From the very satisfying game play, to the rich story, and characters that I got emotionally attached to. i can not wait to for more Fire Emblem.
  90. BorgenIsBigBoy
    Apr 28, 2022
    8
    One of the best games on the Switch! I personally believe that this game is a must have for anyone who owns a switch or is interested in tactical RPGs or RTSs. Fire Emblem: Three Houses offers a surprisingly deep story and lore supported by some of the best written characters in any RPG I've played. The game features engaging yet challenging combat alongside one of the best soundtracks onOne of the best games on the Switch! I personally believe that this game is a must have for anyone who owns a switch or is interested in tactical RPGs or RTSs. Fire Emblem: Three Houses offers a surprisingly deep story and lore supported by some of the best written characters in any RPG I've played. The game features engaging yet challenging combat alongside one of the best soundtracks on the switch accompanied by stellar voice acting. Although I consider this FE's magnum opus, it isn't without it's flaws. My biggest gripe with this game is the class mastery system which I find way too grindy, I finished Azure Moon with 999 battles on Gilbert and Hilda and around 660 on Dedue and Alois just because of all the times I threw them in a thicket with a broken lance as a fortress knight just so I could master the abilities I wanted on my main cast, it's too long and grindy and it just feels cheap. Another fairly major problem this game has is that the monastery (especially at A+ professor rank) is pretty boring, I found myself in all playthroughs at part 2 just falling in the same free time loop, share a meal with my main cast, enter the sauna with my main cast, instruct, do choir or cooking sometimes, repeat. I know this game was on a pretty tight development cycle but I still wish exploring was almost as deep as Persona 5's exploring with more to do and less restrictions. My remaining issues are pretty small but they do add up to a non-insignificant amount annoyance. FPS issues, Beginning of the game restrictions in NG+ (disabled fast travel and inaccessible facilities), minor plot holes (Blood of the Eagle and Lion), Crimson Flower being unfinished, and some side characters being fairly two dimensional (Ignatz, Lorenz, Catherine, Cyril, Raphael, etc.). Even though I just spent half the paragraph talking about the flaws of this game, but I believe this is still one of the best switch games and is a shed of light in the toxic and over monetized current games industry.

    TLDR: Brilliant but flawed. PLAY THE GAME!!!!    … Expand
  91. hinst
    Apr 20, 2022
    10
    This is going to be a personal-opinion review where I will not try too hard to be objective.

    Fire Emblem Three Houses is pretty close to being the best game of all time, only rivaled by The Witcher 3 and Elden Ring Let's start with the negative stuff. What I disliked: * Locked on Nintendo Switch and not (easily) available on PC * Lackluster graphics; this is directly connected to    This is going to be a personal-opinion review where I will not try too hard to be objective.

    Fire Emblem Three Houses is pretty close to being the best game of all time, only rivaled by The Witcher 3 and Elden Ring

    Let's start with the negative stuff. What I disliked:
    * Locked on Nintendo Switch and not (easily) available on PC
    * Lackluster graphics; this is directly connected to the first point... The graphics could be better on platforms that are not as technically-challenged as Nintendo Switch
    * Paid DLCs

    Now here are the things that I liked:
    * A perfect length of 40 hours - not long enough to get bored
    * Tactical battles with many unique situations and challenges
    * No endless RPG grind, no RPG level-up BS: on normal difficulty, the number of battles you can fight is strictly limited, so the player starts each story-mission with what they've got and you cannot go back into an "open world" to level up a few more times. This is great for game balance; you will rarely feel overpowered
    * Awesome voiced dialogues that are neither too short nor too long. It is up to you whether you want to say something that people want to hear in response, or just have fun
    * The voice lines in combat are great too: attack, defense, concern, cheer up - they're all nicely done, and without those voice lines, the battles would not feel as immersive
    * Decent lore and story, which is way more than most games released since 2017 can offer
    * You can play favorites with the students. Of course, you will help everyone in the end, because the success of the mission depends on each one's ability, but you will just put that extra bit of care into teaching and equipping the few select students that you like the most. And before you judge me, remember that this is just human nature, and it always happens in real life whether we want it or not. We can completely eliminate favoritism only when we remove human supervisors from the equation entirely.
    * Flashy combat animations, detailed equipment and armors. Almost each piece of equipment has its own unique model
    * A cool protagonist. I usually pick female player character when I play games, but for my Fire Emblem 3-Houses walkthrough I picked a dude; and, surprisingly, I did not regret it! The dude is the very definition of "cool". This is again a stark contrast with the majority of modern games... Although the player character is silent and makes only few decisions that influence the story, it did not stop me from feeling impressed. The game makes you feel that you are the person who can get everyone alive through every battle, no matter the circumstances
    * The combat moves of the protagonist are satisfying to watch every single time, and protag's clothes & armors are nicely designed; this is equally true for both male and female versions.
    * A great selection of wives. In this regard, Fire Emblem 3 Houses is better than most "erotic" games could ever hope to be; because Fire Emblem presents you people with actual stories, personalities; it gives you the sense of bonding with someone who have been through a lot with you. You can go into battle with your "loved one" and observe the real consequences of your care: oh, you forgot to pack a healing potion for your wife? Well, tough luck! Now she's surrounded by bandits with no hope of escaping. Same goes for shields, swords and stuff. You better not misjudge what sort of weapon will be adequate for the next mission. The danger of failure makes you worried; however, seeing your "loved one" do well fills you with joy. When you see your wife dispatch bandits and crazed wolves with ease, or maybe save some of your students from an otherwise-hopeless situation, it is a very special feeling
    * A satisfying ending that does not feel rushed; which is something that many story-driven games struggle get right

    Overall a great game that prolly deserves it's score of 8.8 on MetaCritic at the time when I wrote this review; I hope that Nintendo will cOnSiDeR creating a new Fire Emblem game after they release the upcoming Xenoblade 3.    … Expand
  92. Ventu
    Apr 17, 2022
    10
    Fire Emblem: Three Houses es un RPG táctico muy profundo e interesante, con partes de gestión y socialización para profundizar en los personajes. La historia es interesante, y muy rejugable, ya que tiene 4 rutas diferentes, donde cambian los finales y los personajes, según la clase que hayas elegido. Hay muchísimos personajes, y tendrán más o menos relevancia según la historia que elijas,Fire Emblem: Three Houses es un RPG táctico muy profundo e interesante, con partes de gestión y socialización para profundizar en los personajes. La historia es interesante, y muy rejugable, ya que tiene 4 rutas diferentes, donde cambian los finales y los personajes, según la clase que hayas elegido. Hay muchísimos personajes, y tendrán más o menos relevancia según la historia que elijas, siendo muchos de ellos muy memorables. El combate está muy bien desarrollado, siendo muy gratificante de jugar en dificil, y dando la posibilidad de activar la opción clásica de la saga de muerte permanente, que añade un punto de dificultad muy disfrutable. La parte de gestión del monasterio, si quieres profundizar en la historia de los personajes, es muy entretenida. En caso de que no te interese, puede omitirse. A nivel visual y sonoro es muy bonito, y perfectamente optimizado. Lo mejor es el equilibrio que tiene el juego, así como sus numerosos contenidos y alta rejugabilidad. Totalmente recomendable si te gusta el género, tanto si eres fan de la saga como si es tu primera experiencia.… Expand
  93. swerzylicious
    Apr 1, 2022
    9
    Я так рад, что прошел путь Черных Орлов и впереди еще два дома. Но это уже 9 из 10 и вряд ли станет хуже. Лучше, увы, тоже не станет, потому что антураж академии бедноват и нельзя погладить котиков :(
  94. Diugo
    Mar 18, 2022
    9
    The adrenaline rush you get from starting a battle, looking around the map and seeing stronger enemies than you anticipated is like no other. It didn't feel like the (by many) so called "dating sim mechanics" were dating sim mechanics, but more like bonding mechanics. Making the losses on the battlefield even more tragic. So i recommend playing on classic normal or classic hard. ThisThe adrenaline rush you get from starting a battle, looking around the map and seeing stronger enemies than you anticipated is like no other. It didn't feel like the (by many) so called "dating sim mechanics" were dating sim mechanics, but more like bonding mechanics. Making the losses on the battlefield even more tragic. So i recommend playing on classic normal or classic hard. This really makes the game better and more enjoyable. The story is also very good. With a lot of choices that actually have a LOT of impact on the story.
    I never get how people give games a zero. This game is by NO means worth a zero. The only thing this game has against himself are the graphics. While the graphics in battle are fine, in cutscenes and conversation they are not on par with any other AAA game on the switch.
    All by all a great Fire Emblem and a great game. A good starter if you want to play the fire emblem franchise.    … Expand
  95. Elias373
    Mar 17, 2022
    10
    Mein Lieblings-Switch-Spiel.
    Kämpfe sind besser als bei den letzten Fire Emblem Spiele und die Geschichte ist die beste von allen.
    Grafik ist dabei auch super
    Kein Mangel TOP
  96. Tortor
    Mar 15, 2022
    6
    I really do not understand the praise this game gets. This game is really tedious and such a time sink of meaningless stuff to do.

    I really liked some of the story telling aspects but it takes absolutely forever for the story to get anywhere. I think like 35 hours in and was thinking to myself 'wow, absolutely nothing is going on'. I understand build up but the pacing was just awful.    I really do not understand the praise this game gets. This game is really tedious and such a time sink of meaningless stuff to do.

    I really liked some of the story telling aspects but it takes absolutely forever for the story to get anywhere. I think like 35 hours in and was thinking to myself 'wow, absolutely nothing is going on'.

    I understand build up but the pacing was just awful. This really needed to start earlier in the time line then it did. Overall you're dealing with a lot of 'day in the life' type story telling. You're essentially learning characters and their past to get more attached to them. I liked it at first. Then it just sorta only delivers that such a significant chunk of this game. It stops being interesting and feels more like a necessary time sink to level of friendships or characters.

    Some of the characters back stories I felt were completly necessary like for the main leaders. But all these side characters could have been summarized a lot better or just had a lot of useless fat cut. You often get the same character with the same story beats over and over again. Bernadetta for example, how many ways can they show her being an anxious mess? After like the 30th time without really much expansion into her, it gets tired. Only a handful of these plot lines with side characters feel like it matters or you actually learn something.

    The fetch quest situation in the monastery also was incredibly taxing. You have gift giving, lost items and just generic quests where you go talk 'fetch' to a NPC or go to a designated area to find something. All this feels forced and necessary to get the most out of the game too. You can spend hours each in game month just doing fetch quests to increase relationship stats, get much needed items or increase motivation. None of it is interesting and feels disrespectful of my time. None of this added to the story as you always get this generic 'oh i cant believe you found that' response too, so it doesn't feel rewarding story wise either.

    The only saving grace is the combat, it's amazing. I feel smart and love puzzling through them. The rpg mechanics for it are great too. I love seeing a character upgrade and get stronger.

    Unfortunately there is so much monastery junk and not so interesting story beats in between each combat session. You could spend hours with all this monastery stuff, just to get to and finish a 30 minute event to do combat in and then onto more tedious monastery stuff.

    This game exhausted me more then charmed me. In fact, I think I hate it for disrespecting my time. I can't imagine playing through these scenerios the required 4 times to see everything. Once was enough to understand that it's wasting your time.    … Expand
  97. ZXSth
    Mar 12, 2022
    10
    Few video games can so deftly weave together a compelling story with challenging and interesting gameplay while still maintaining some level of mass appeal. But Fire Emblem: Three Houses absolutely knocks it out of the park - perhaps even more than any of its predecessors.

    Three Houses made it next to impossible for me to return to any of the previous Fire Emblem games. Its characters    Few video games can so deftly weave together a compelling story with challenging and interesting gameplay while still maintaining some level of mass appeal. But Fire Emblem: Three Houses absolutely knocks it out of the park - perhaps even more than any of its predecessors.

    Three Houses made it next to impossible for me to return to any of the previous Fire Emblem games. Its characters are extremely compelling, due to a combination of stellar voice work from a passionate cast, along with solid writing (in terms of both the characters and the story they all play a part in). Almost no (main) character in this game is relegated to being forgettable. Some will annoy you; others will absolutely steal your heart; all of the students of the eponymous three houses will prove to be at least somewhat interesting. The story, too, is so much more nuanced and compelling than its predecessors - while some paths you can take in the game offer more complexity and character development, the overarching narrative is one that you will almost certainly be completely swept up in,

    While the gameplay has all the hallmarks of a Fire Emblem game, Three Houses has refined the strategy role-playing mechanics of prior games, while also doing away with some of the tropes developed in Awakening that seemed shoehorned into Fates. It can also potentially offer even more depth and variety than its predecessors in terms of how you wish to develop its characters. To put it simply, nearly every single student is a blank canvas, and they can become whatever you wish them to be - as such, this is easily the most customizable Fire Emblem game yet.

    Three Houses is accessible, compelling, and provided me with an absolutely unforgettable gaming experience. If you have any desire to play this wonderful game, please do yourself a favour and act on it.    … Expand
  98. Voyagerx
    Mar 10, 2022
    0
    GAME IS CENSORED! Nintendo acts themselves as the Chinese government and they are no different than communists in this aspect. They must learn, if the game is suitable in Japan, it is fine for us. There should be no changes other than the correct translation. If something (ie a reference) is unclear, we can all look it up ourselves. Overall, unnecessary censorship
  99. fjaoaoaoao
    Mar 7, 2022
    5
    The game has promise but you get caught up in repetitive high school simulator with tedious conversations. Additionally, the battles are so ugly and repetitive in the beginning that it's not motivating to keep playing the game.
  100. Galaron
    Mar 6, 2022
    9
    Intro:
    * This is a no-spoiler review. It will only go as deep as strictly needed. Everything more will be properly marked as spoiler.
    * I played the game without ever using the online functions, thus they will not be discussed * This review takes into consideration only the game itself, without any type of comparison with previous games of the series. * The game features four different    Intro:
    * This is a no-spoiler review. It will only go as deep as strictly needed. Everything more will be properly marked as spoiler.
    * I played the game without ever using the online functions, thus they will not be discussed
    * This review takes into consideration only the game itself, without any type of comparison with previous games of the series.
    * The game features four different routes. Three of them are chosen at the beginning of the game, while the fourth one (called “Crimson Flower”) can only be unlocked midgame during a specific other route. For this reason, throughout this review I will refer to it as the “Secret Route”.

    Pro:
    + Selectable difficulty from Normal to Maddening
    + Selectable mode (Casual and Classic), which makes you decide whether you want the perma-death of your units or not
    + Mechanic to “turn back time” during the combat (only for a limited number of time per stage) in order to modify previous wrong actions
    + Even though there is half game of “common route”, it has different insights of the story in each different route, thus not making it boring to replay
    + Many different things to do in the game (support conversations, minigames, chatting with characters, build them with an RPG system and turn-based grid battles)
    + More than 30 different playable characters
    + Most of the characters are interesting and well written, and different from each other
    + Really good variety of support conversations between paris of characters
    + Really good soundtrack
    + Many build possibilities for the characters
    + The DLC adds an interesting side-story, four new classes and characters and many features for improving replayability
    + Many (and good) characters’ endings
    + Good gameplay variety
    + Huge amount of content (each of the four routes is roughly ~40 hours)
    + To “fully” cover the main story, two routes are enough if chosen correctly
    + Possibility to romance characters with the protagonist and to create romances between pairs of characters
    + Many optional side quests, and most of the ones with important rewards have a way of getting the reward later if previously missed
    + Many possible strategies and builds at low Difficulties
    + Really good voice acting both in japanese and in english, except for a few exceptions
    + [Minor Spoiler] Good differences in characters (also visually) pre and post timeskip

    Cons:
    - Some of the (many) tutorials are not really clear
    - Since you can only do a certain amount of “actions” before being forced to do the following main story battle, it is possible to be hard-locked (even more if playing with perma-death mode)
    - Characters have only two fixed body-type for classes, so a slim mage will visually have a muscular body if reclassed to a brawler class
    - With perma-death, if a character dies, there will be not a single line about that from the other characters; the only difference will be that there will be missing dialogue from that character in the cutscenes
    - The classes’ requirements should be better displayed in all the menus in which they could be useful
    - Some classes are genderlock with absolutely no good reason
    - The DLC’s english translations are really bad
    - The Secret Route is incomplete, with also missing cutscenes
    - Many side activities become extremely boring to do when replaying the game for the different routes
    - Bad division between main story, support conversations and documents (like important information for the main story are in some optional support conversations and vice-versa)
    - Items’ menus suck
    - There are few same-sex marriage endings (unless the protagoinist is involved) and some have no reasons not to be avilable
    - Really slow loadings
    - Some mechanics (like gardening) have a random seed that makes them incomprehensible
    - A few characters have no character development
    - Background elements are really low-res
    - A very powerful and useful class is DLC-only
    - Routes are made artificially different in some points even though it doesn’t make much sense just to keep them all unique
    - [Minor Spoiler] Some Support discussion are locked after the timeskip if not done before it, even though they could have used something like flashbacks

    Miscellanous:
    * Routes are not meant to be a “what if”, but they are actually different stories. For example, if in a Route a character was doing something in the shadows, it might not be doing it in another Route even though nothing related to that character has changed in the story * Characters’ weapons have durability, but it is well balanced * As mentioned before, each route takes around 40 hours to complete, for a total of ~160 hours to play them all. The DLC side story is long ~8 hours    … Expand
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#4 Best Switch Game of 2019
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#4 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2019
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#4 Most Shared Switch Game of 2019

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 102 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 98 out of 102
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 102
  3. Negative: 0 out of 102
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 28, 2020
    95
    There may be too much content here for busy adults to tackle! I don't know when I'm going to find the time to do full playthroughs of the other two Houses that I didn't choose to begin with! [Issue #41 – September 2019, p. 74]
  2. Universo Nintendo
    Oct 29, 2019
    90
    Fire Emblem Three Houses is one of Switch's best games of 2019 and a breeze of fresh air to this franchise. Unfortunately, its poor animations preclude any possibility of being the game of the year.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 11, 2019
    86
    Large selection of classes, good AI and wide variety of missions make Fire Emblem: Three Houses one of the best turn-based tactics. [Issue#240, p.50]
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